Chapter 228: Forbidden Zone

After hearing this, Fang Zhixing's first reaction was to look at Xigou's system panel.

[Number of lives remaining: 10]

"Xiaogou, I want to ask you three questions."

Fang Zhixing pondered for a moment and raised three fingers.

"First, can you and I have the same dream?"

"Second, if you die once in a dream, will the system also count it as a loss of life?"

"Third, look at my system panel. Conditions 5 and 6 have been completed, and that's what happened in my 'dream'."

"Ah, this???"

The thin dog raised his head, his face suddenly full of black question marks, which he had no way of explaining.

If that is a 'dream', how can a dream be considered as completing a task? How is this different from making something out of nothing? Fang Zhixing was silent for a moment, then suddenly remembered something, turned around and returned to the house, and hurried to a room.

There was a creaking sound.

Fang Zhixing pushed the door open and looked around the room, his brows knitted into a knot.

Wang Jiayun is not in the room.

Moreover, the house was cleaned very well and nothing was left behind.

The thin dog followed and said in a voice transmission: "Wang Jiayun is gone, and the carriage is gone too."

Fang Zhixing immediately ordered: "Didn't you awaken a new bloodline explosion skill? Give it a try."

Xigou was suddenly startled. Yes, when Fang Zhixing was promoted to the Ninth Ox Realm, he awakened a very powerful skill.

"The sky and the earth are boundless, and the pursuit is a hundred miles away!"

The thin dog shook his body, slowly closed his eyes, the unique scent of Wang Jiayun emerged in his mind, and then he took a deep breath.

In an instant, countless breaths came from all directions and rushed into the thin dog's nostrils.

After a moment, the dog opened his eyes and said with certainty: "Wang Jiayun is not within the range of 100 miles."

Fang Zhixing's face darkened and he quickly returned to his room to check his things.

The luggage is still there, nothing is missing.

But the two boxes of treasures that Wang Jiayun gave as gifts were gone.

Xigou recalled carefully: "In the dream, you left the two boxes of treasure in the guest room of 'Cuizhu Pavilion'."

Fang Zhixing nodded, sat down slowly, and counted the gold bills and change on him.

Soon, he came to a conclusion: "The money is missing, and the amount missing is exactly the money I spent in the county town."

The dog blinked, completely confused, and wondered: "What is going on? Is everything we experience in the dream real? If that is true, then what are we experiencing right now?"

Fang Zhixing responded: "People may dream and have hallucinations, but do you think the system will be like that?"

The dog was horrified and said, "What do you mean? Wasn't that a dream? I clearly saw you lying on the bed dreaming."

Fang Zhixing pointed to the sky and asked, "The moment you woke up here and the moment you came back to life should be the same time, right?"

Xigou thought about it and nodded: "It's true."

Fang Zhixing said, "Me too. The only thing we can be sure of right now is that the time in the dream is the same as the time in reality.

However, the evil monk mentioned 'three years', and he believed that the first time I met him was three years ago."

"What, three years ago?!"

The dog choked and thought quickly, "Let's say, is it possible that the evil monk who broke his precepts recognized the wrong person?"

Fang Zhixing shook his head and said, "From Sui Jiefu's tone, the identity of the evil monk who broke his precepts is quite extraordinary. He may have mastered some unique skills to recognize me at a glance. No, it should be that after I looked into his eyes, he suddenly recognized me."

Xigou couldn't imagine it and guessed, "Well, he might remember your eyes. When you get angry, your eyes are really scary."

Fang Zhixing took a deep breath, frowned and said, "Never mind, let's get out of here first."

The thin dog couldn't wait any longer and said, "Yes, yes, this is too weird, let's go quickly."

A man and a dog walked out of the house and turned to run towards the south gate.

They looked at the road beneath their feet and the dilapidated South Gate, and the more they looked, the more they felt something was wrong.

The little dog suddenly shouted, "We walked this road once yesterday morning, right?"

Fang Zhixing nodded and said, "Yes, I have a very deep impression of it. I must have walked there once, unless there is something wrong with our memory."

Xigou couldn't help but panic. He quickened his pace and rushed out of the south gate first.

As soon as he ran out! He suddenly braked, looked up and looked around, and was completely dumbfounded.

What comes into view is not the official road outside the South Gate, but the horse racing street in the city.

Fang Zhixing paused abruptly, and his eyes widened involuntarily.

At this moment, he was standing on the Pao Ma Street.

The streets were empty, without a single ghost in sight, only the sound of fallen leaves swirling in the strong wind.

Fang Zhixing turned around suddenly and saw a city gate standing behind him.

The situation was just like when he entered Yulan County the day before yesterday.

The thin dog suddenly shouted, "Fang Zhixing, this is still the South Gate!"

Fang Zhixing also realized that they left the county town from the south gate, but ended up entering the city from the south gate.

Fang Zhixing tiptoed up and landed on the city wall.

He first looked towards the city, and saw a thin fog filling the city.

The grey fog lingered, wandering like a ghost between every street and building.

What a situation!

Fang Zhixing couldn't help but think of the restricted areas he had visited.

Then he turned his head again, and immediately saw an official road extending into the distance outside the city gate, as well as woods on both sides of the road.

The scenery looked familiar, it was clearly what he had seen yesterday.

Fang Zhixing did not hesitate, jumped towards the official road, and landed on the ground with both feet.

Swish! Suddenly, Fang Zhixing's eyes blurred.

The moment his feet touched the ground, the official road was suddenly replaced by a horse racing street.

The thin dog stood next to him.

Fang Zhixing's heart was shaken, and he quickly asked, "Xiaogou, did you see me jump out of the city?"

Xigou shook his head and said, "No, you just jumped into the city."

Fang Zhixing's breathing completely stagnated.

The dog immediately realized the seriousness of the problem and said in horror: "Is this a ghost wall?!"

Fang Zhixing hesitated for a moment, then ordered, "Little Dog, run outside the city and show me."

"good!"

The thin dog ran away at full speed.

Fang Zhixing watched as the thin dog rushed out of the city gate.

In the blink of an eye, he rushed out again at the same speed and returned to Fang Zhixing.

Upon seeing this, Fang Zhixing immediately opened his Red Blood Eyes and squatted in front of the city gate.

Without any instructions, the little dog started running again.

He rushed into the city gate, and after a flash, he came out directly from the city gate.

The entry and exit was so smooth, as if the South Gate was a teleportation portal.

The dog stopped and asked, "How is it, did you see anything?"

Fang Zhixing shook his head and described it: "You sprinted forward in a straight line, and the moment you crossed the city gate, you suddenly turned 180 degrees and ran back."

Xigou was horrified and asked in shock: "What is this? Is this some kind of time and space disorder?"

Fang Zhixing stood up and said thoughtfully: "Let's go to the north gate and try."

They ran forward through the gray foggy streets.

A moment later, Fang Zhixing arrived at the north gate and ran out.

The next second, as expected!

He returned to the city.

"It's over, we're trapped!"

The dog was furious and said, "This is an empty city. There are no people and no food. We will starve to death sooner or later."

"Don't panic."

Fang Zhixing did not lose his composure. He made a judgment, "If I am not mistaken, we are both in a restricted area now."

"restricted area?!"

Xigou looked around the silent and empty city and asked, "Are you saying that Yulan County is a restricted area?"

Fang Zhixing nodded and said, "Condition 5, the system shows that it has been completed, which means that I really witnessed the birth of the restricted area. So where is the restricted area?"

Xigou took a closer look at Fang Zhixing's system panel and suddenly realized, "It turns out that this is all caused by the forbidden area. However, we have been to many forbidden areas, and none of them are so strange and unpredictable."

Fang Zhixing replied: "No, this is a restricted area that was just created not long ago. We have never entered this kind of restricted area before."

Xigou thought about it and analyzed: "Perhaps this is what the newly born forbidden area is like. It is like a small universe explosion, causing chaos in time and space, and all kinds of messed up things may happen."

Fang Zhixing pondered for a moment and said, "We can't leave the restricted area right now, but there is a way that we can try."

The dog perked up immediately and asked, "What's the solution?"

Fang Zhixing said: "Dream again."

The dog uttered a cry, opened his mouth, took a deep breath and said, "It's hard to tell whether everything that happened in the dream is true or false. It's a bit too weird..."

Before he could finish his words, Fang Zhixing interrupted him and said, "What I mean is that the way to leave the restricted area may be in the dream."

Xigou was stunned for a moment, and asked in confusion: "How did you come to this conclusion?"

Fang Zhixing replied: "Think about it, how did Wang Jiayun and the carriage leave the restricted area?"

Upon hearing this, Xigou's mind was opened up and he said excitedly, "Yes, we can dream and ask Wang Jiayun in our dreams."

Fang Zhixing said, "This time you dream first, and I will observe."

Xigou was naturally a little unhappy, but he still had 10 lives, so it was no big deal to take a risk.

The worst that can happen is that I die again.

The man and the dog returned to the house.

The little dog lay on the bed, trying hard to fall asleep.

But he was so excited that the more he wanted to sleep, the more he couldn't fall asleep.

Fang Zhixing sat there calmly, giving people a feeling of being calm in the face of major events.

Time goes by little by little...

The thin dog yawned and his consciousness gradually fell into chaos.

Fang Zhixing suddenly opened his eyes and his gaze fell on the thin dog.

The dog's eyelids were blinking rapidly, and its four legs were flailing back and forth, as if it was running in a dream. "Ouch, bitch, let me go!"

The thin dog suddenly roared, a look of anger appeared on his face, and his teeth were bared.

"Bitch, I'm hungry, give me something to eat."

After a moment, the thin dog barked again.

This time, a hint of flattery appeared on his dog-like face.

"Yes, yes, just scratch there. Please scratch it for me again."

The thin dog suddenly turned over, raised its right legs, had an expression of enjoyment on its face, and stuck out its tongue.

It seemed like someone was tickling him.

Seeing this, Fang Zhixing couldn't help but lower his head in thought.

After a moment, he decided to wake up the little dog.

But!

Fang Zhixing raised his head and stood up suddenly.

The bed was empty.

The little dog disappeared! Fang Zhixing was shocked and called out urgently: "Little dog, little dog..."

I shouted several times, but there was no response.

Fang Zhixing touched the bed sheet and it was still warm.

"Well, it seems that I was right. The way to leave this newly created restricted area is to dream."

Fang Zhixing didn’t know what Xigou had been through, but Xigou had found a way to leave.

"Okay, I'll try it too."

Fang Zhixing lay on the bed, took a few deep breaths, and gradually his heart became calm.

I don’t know how long it has been…

He suddenly woke up, opened his eyes, yawned, and sat up in bed.

Fang Zhixing then found that he was still in the room, with the setting sun outside the window.

"Huh, failed? Or am I just dreaming now?"

Fang Zhixing was unsure, so he pushed the door and walked out of the house.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

It was still dead silent outside.

In the evening, the gray fog in the city became more and more erratic.

Fang Zhixing looked around, turned and walked towards the south gate, then stepped out.

Whoosh~ Fang Zhixing stepped out of the city gate and landed on the official road.

He looked up immediately and was overjoyed.

"Ha, I'm out!"

Fang Zhixing really came out of Yulan County.

He looked back and saw chaos inside the city gate, like a gray vortex that was ready to devour anyone. He couldn't see anything clearly.

"It's really a restricted area..."

Fang Zhixing no longer hesitated, he started running and rushed towards the county town.

In a blink of an eye, it was late at night, just after midnight.

Fang Zhixing arrived outside the county town and looked up.

What surprised him was that all the refugees gathered in front of the city gate had disappeared.

And the city gates were open.

Normally, doors are left unlocked at night only when there is no war.

Fang Zhixing walked into the city with confidence without being stopped or questioned.

Walking through the streets and alleys, he came to Cuizhu Pavilion again.

"Welcome, sir..."

The waiter came out to greet us warmly.

Fang Zhixing looked carefully and found that he recognized the waiter, the one who had received him last time.

But this waiter looked much older, had a beard and became fatter.

Fang Zhixing couldn't help but ask, "Do you still remember me?"

The waiter looked at Fang Zhixing carefully, spread his hands and smiled bitterly, "Sir, I'm sorry, there are too many customers coming and going in Cuizhu Pavilion. If you are not a familiar customer, I really can't remember you with my stupid head."

Fang Zhixing asked, "Who lives in Room 1 and Room 2 now?"

The waiter replied, "It's empty. There are no guests staying here today."

Fang Zhixing understood, and immediately turned around and left Cuizhu Pavilion, following the route he remembered, and quickly ran towards the Blood Axe Gang.

A moment later, Fang Zhixing arrived at the gate of the Blood Axe Gang. He looked up and his pupils suddenly contracted.

There are piles of fallen leaves in front of the gate.

The dilapidated gate was locked with an iron chain.

The plaque on the door fell to one side, and the three big characters "Blood Axe Gang" were broken in the middle.

Fang Zhixing looked around and saw a stall selling midnight snacks on the roadside.

He immediately walked over and asked the stall owner: "Boss, where are the people from the Blood Axe Gang?"

The boss glanced over there and said with a smile: "The Blood Axe Gang was wiped out four years ago. What was the gang leader's name..."

Fang Zhixing reminded: "Xue Bohua."

"Oh, yes!"

The stall owner recalled and sighed, "Xue Bohua was murdered. His death was so tragic. I heard that his enemies chopped him into pieces."

Fang Zhixing's Adam's apple moved as he asked a question: What year is this year?

The stall owner was stunned for a moment, but quickly gave an answer.

At this moment, Fang Zhixing felt as if struck by lightning and froze in place.

Soon, he arrived at the south gate of the county town.

He created a great deal of chaos here in the morning.

He, the evil monk who broke his precepts, Luo Lifu, and Sui Jiefu caused chaos here, resulting in more than a thousand deaths and injuries, and countless damages to the city gates and nearby buildings.

But at this moment, Fang Zhixing looked around and saw that all the surrounding buildings were in good condition, and the city gate was also intact.

He walked to the city gate and took a closer look.

However, it was discovered that the city gate showed obvious signs of repair.

Fang Zhixing walked to a tavern not far away, found a seat and sat down.

The shop owner was a woman in her forties. She came over with a smile and greeted him, "Sir, what would you like to drink?"

Fang Zhixing ordered some food and drinks, then he asked, "Madam Boss, do you remember that there was a big battle at the South Gate before, and many people died?"

The proprietress exclaimed, "I remember, of course I remember. I was almost killed by a flying rock that day. How could I forget it?"

Fang Zhixing asked, "That was a few years ago."

The lady boss counted on her fingers and replied, "About seven years."

Fang Zhixing took a breath of cold air, and the expression on his face quickly turned ugly.

After eating and drinking, Fang Zhi walked out of the tavern and looked up at the distant starry sky. For a moment, he felt extremely confused.

"If all this is true, then ten years have passed since I first arrived in the county town!"

Fang Zhixing was horrified. To him, ten years of life for others was just one night.

"What should I do now?"

Fang Zhixing walked on the street, deep in thought.

Soon, he suddenly heard a loud noise.

Turning around, I saw a long street hung with red and green lanterns.

Fang Zhixing turned into the long street and soon found out that the most famous entertainment place in the county town was called "Qunfang Pavilion" and the most famous girl was the courtesan Mengdie.

"Well, I'm a little too nervous. I need to relax."

Fang Zhixing came to Qunfang Pavilion slowly.

"Sir, please come in."

The madam came up to him warmly, and as soon as she saw Fang Zhixing's attire, she knew that he was a martial artist.

Fang Zhixing was in a bad mood and asked directly, "Is Mengdie free?"

The madam's eyes lit up, and she said, "Yes, I am free, but my daughter..."

Fang Zhixing took out a few gold bills and handed them over.

The madam hurriedly took the money, counted it, and immediately laughed so hard that her body shook with laughter. She said happily: "Oh, you are so generous, hero. Please go upstairs!"

Not long after, Fang Zhixing walked into a private room and soon saw Mengdie.

She was a slender young woman, about 1.80 meters tall, with long legs as white as porcelain, like a model.

Fang Zhixing had a very good first impression, and was a little surprised.

Mengdie is not the kind of passionate woman. She is like a plum blossom that blooms proudly in the snow. Her face has a sense of coldness and her eyes are dim, as if containing endless frost.

She was wearing a white gauze dress, and she bowed to Fang Zhixing, her hair flying, looking cool and pure, like flying snow.

"very good!"

Fang Zhixing praised sincerely.

Mengdie said coldly, "My lord, I haven't even served you yet, and you think it's good?"

Fang Zhixing smiled and said, "I'm feeling agitated right now and I need someone to calm me down. You're exactly what I want."

Mengdie suddenly came to her senses, and before she could say anything, Fang Zhixing had already walked up to her, picked her up roughly and threw her onto the bed.

The night passed quickly...

The sky gradually brightened, but the box was still shaking.

"Hero, take a break."

Mengdie gasped and finally couldn't bear it anymore.

Fang Zhixing did not make things difficult for her and called off the attack.

He lay down, slowly closed his eyes and rested for a while.

Suddenly!

A beam of sunlight shone on Fang Zhixing's face.

Fang Zhixing was stunned at first, then he frowned.

"No, this bed is on the west side of the window, and the morning sun shouldn't reach here."

Fang Zhixing shuddered, opened his eyes suddenly, and then he fell silent.

At this moment, he was lying in a private house in Yulan County, and there was no Mengdie beside him.

"Are you awake from your dream? I'm back again..."

Fang Zhixing sighed softly and sat up.

Suddenly, he looked at his legs.

I saw a piece of clothing wrapped around her thighs, it was Mengdie's white gauze dress.

"I brought the things in my dream into reality..."

Fang Zhixing's face changed and he quickly checked his luggage.

Fortunately, the luggage was also returned and nothing was lost.

He quickly calmed down and analyzed and summarized the existing intelligence.

"First, there was a seven-year gap between the two dreams."

"Secondly, dreams are most likely reality. I just entered the real world through dreaming."

Fang Zhixing's mind was full of thoughts. He could almost conclude that the newly born restricted area was affecting time, space, and himself in some indescribable way! Thinking of this, Fang Zhixing lay down again, closed his eyes, and took a nap.

After a while, he slowly opened his eyes.

The person is still in the room of the house.

“After entering the dream, this is the starting point.

When you wake up from your dream, this is also the place you return to.”

Fang Zhixing quickly made a plan in his mind. Facing the sunrise and morning glow, he quickly left Yulan County and rushed towards the county town.

This was his third trip to the county town, and he was familiar with the route.

In less than half a day, he arrived at the county town.

Fang Zhixing quickly rushed to the tavern and met the proprietress again.

"Hey, sir, it's you again!" The proprietress did not change at all and recognized Fang Zhixing at the first sight.

"You still remember me?" Fang Zhixing was delighted, feeling that not too long had passed since he came back.

The proprietress smiled and said, "Of course I remember. You came to my place for a drink three days ago."

"Three days ago..."

Fang Zhixing took a deep breath and felt that the time chaos in the restricted area was weakening and everything was becoming stable.

(End of this chapter)